Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ313351
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Publication Date: 1985
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Locus of Control, Depression, and Anxiety in Young and Old Adults: A Comparison Study.
Molinari, Victor; Niederehe, George
International Journal of Aging and Human Development, v20 n1 p41-52 1984-85
Classified 305 students and 117 elderly according to Levenson's Internal, Powerful Others, and Chance scales. Additional measures were completed by 120 subjects. Results showed the elderly sample was more external. High internality and lower belief in powerful others were linked with low depression in the elderly. (JAC)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Locus of Control, Older Adults, Young Adults
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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